It is proposed to change the course of, the road as it emerges from the tunnel, and two lines have been surveyed, which, diverging near the approach cut, unite again about midway from thence to the village. The difference in length is about thirty feet. The northerly line is the least expensive to construct, and best favors the landholders on the route. It has the recommendation of the engineer, and the approval of the consulting engineer, and will probably be selected. There are reasons for an early location of this portion of the road which call for a prompt action in this behalf on the part of the commissioners, which will undoubtedly be taken.
The following table shows the expense of the tunnel and the land and works connected therewith under the administration of the commissioners, as found November 1, 1866:—
| Deerfield Dam, | $127,982 80 | |
| Race, | 23,417 54 | |
| Excavation and Masonry at East End of Dam, | 12,802 46 | |
| Wheel pits, | 70,723 23 | |
| Gates and Overflow, | 9,986 26 | |
| $244,912 29 | ||
| East End Heading, | 103,731 45 | |
| East End Enlargement, | 80,317 10 | |
| East End Heading Enlargement, | 17,559 46 | |
| Central Shaft, | 144,423 75 | |
| West Shaft, | 179,041 69 | |
| West Approach, | 247,900 75 | |
| Building East End, | 31,688 99 | |
| Building West End and Shaft, | 40,010 13 | |
| Building Central Shaft, | 12,026 83 | |
| Building General Account, | 9,537 37 | |
| Engineering and Superintendent, | 84,840 48 | |
| Machinery West Shaft, | 57,111 73 | |
| Machinery East End, | 87,032 38 | |
| Machinery Central Shaft, | 51,364 01 | |
| Machinery Deerfield Dam, | 10,820 93 | |
| Machinery General Account, | 62,600 76 | |
| Machinery West End, | 539 89 | |
| Land and Land Damages, | 17,513 21 | |
| $1,482,973 20 | ||
The following table shows the cost of the works under the classification of outside and inside expenditures, as given by the consulting engineer.
| Outside Expenditures. | ||
| Deerfield Dam, | $244,912 29 | |
| Buildings East End, | $31,688 99 | |
| Buildings West End and West Shaft, | 40,010 13 | |
| Buildings Central Shaft, | 12,026 83 | |
| Buildings General Account, | 9,637 37 | |
| 93,263 32 | ||
| Machinery East End, | $87,032 38 | |
| Machinery West End, | 539 89 | |
| Machinery West Shaft, | 57,111 73 | |
| Machinery Central Shaft, | 51,364 01 | |
| Machinery Deerfield Dam, | 10,820 93 | |
| Machinery General Account, | 62,600 76 | |
| 269,469 70 | ||
| Land Damages and Land, | 17,513 21 | |
| Engineering and Superintendence, | 84,840 48 | |
| Total outside expenditures, | $709,999 00 | |
| Inside Expenditures. | ||
| East End Heading, | $103,731 45 | |
| East End Enlargement, | 17,559 46 | |
| East End Bottom, | 80,317 10 | |
| $201,608 01 | ||
| Central Shaft, | 144,423 75 | |
| West Shaft Headings, &c., | 179,041 69 | |
| West End approach cut, drifting and arching, | 247,900 75 | |
| Total inside expenditures, | 772,974 20 | |
| Total expenditures to November 1, 1866, | $1,482,973 20 | |
The exact correctness of any classification of the expenditures is not very important, inasmuch as the sum total is chargeable to the construction of the tunnel; but the Committee do not see the propriety of charging the engineering and superintendence exclusively to the outside expenditure. They have seen a classification which gave,—
| Amount put into buildings machinery, &c., | $673,531 24 |
| Spent in the work, | 809,441 96 |
| Total, | $1,482,973 20 |
General Summary of the Force Employed on the Tunnel,